BIG TEN 10k?????

My wife is a doctor, as is my father, I would never begin to try and explain surgery. Does not running the steeple, like yourself, make us all(except Gabe of course)"shufflers"? I would like to think that even at my age when I run I am not shuffling around. Your right in re-reading the posts I might have split a couple hairs, but will still stick to my main point re: athleticism and steepling being two different things, I think that is what the one poster attempted to do also.

ok what event in track and field requires more athletic ability really??? you have to be a good jumper..have great speed..and have great endurance..what other event requires the three explain???i am talkin about top level athletes not 10 flat steplers

sorry wrong post!! just delete that last post!

B.O. just ran 8:46 for the steeple and finished 2nd. I guess that 10,000 took some of the starch out of his legs (it was a starch taking out of legs type of race performance). I am a Wisconsin fan, but I really like Olinger and hope that he wins the NCAAs and places well at nationals.

wanna-be wrote:

legally blond wrote:

If I was running the 5k or the 10k on the track I would be sporting a thick heel wedge for comfort.

Thats why you AREN'T running a 5k or 10k on the track. Let the elites do it.

Not doing it now because I am too old, but why the meanness? I did race on the track when I was younger and I was good enough to be in a BIG 10 final. I just wore spikes with a heel wedge on them like a Zoom D or the Adistar 80. The same spikes as this guy:

Event 14 Men 10000 Meter Run ======================================================================= BigTen: * 28:45.25 1985 Jim Easker, Wisconsin Name Year School Finals Points =======================================================================

And elite or no elite, the 10k is not faster with sprinter's spikes.

osu always have good steeplers it seems like remeber aron fisher! 8:30's...maybe he just knows how to coach the steeple..i duno maybe i'm wrong

Ian Connor was also a recent OSU steepling product--very good while he was running there.

Can anyone give a recap of the men's steeple or the 1500m heats?

Came across this looking for Big Ten results. Good to see my name still lives ;'( and it was spelled correctly...haha!

How can you possibly say that Olinger could take Solinsky in the 3k and up? I don't know if you noticed, but Solinsky has the top time in the nation in the 1500 and the 5k. So, with that combination of speed and endurance, and the fact that solinsky is a two time champ indoors, I would say that Olinger would not beat Solinsky in the 3k and up.

Ian! How's Fila going!?

RunOllieRun wrote:

My wife is a doctor, as is my father, I would never begin to try and explain surgery. Does not running the steeple, like yourself, make us all(except Gabe of course)"shufflers"? I would like to think that even at my age when I run I am not shuffling around. Your right in re-reading the posts I might have split a couple hairs, but will still stick to my main point re: athleticism and steepling being two different things, I think that is what the one poster attempted to do also.

well then, based on your theories, you cannot tell us what Olinger is and what Olinger is not, because you are not Olinger. end of story. the word shuffler is a way to describe short efficient stride - not a cut down. stop reading between the lines.

You have got to be kidding... Olinger could take Solinsky in the 3k and up... are you SERIOUS?

Like I said before, I have always been a huge Olinger fan, even before his 8:19 or whatever, but he is not THAT good; Solinsky is quite possibly the best NCAA runner this year, give him some props.

We used to say that about Croghan. Out of the blue he runs 8:20 his junior. And he never ran 13:45 and 28:45 in college like Olinger. Its going to be interesting to see what he does.

But I agree Solinsky is one of the top 3 distance runner in the country based on his 5000 pr, and 2 indoor 3000 champs. Not to mention a sweet mile pr set last week.

I think Olinger is on his way and might be at this minute at the same level.

andyroo wrote:

You have got to be kidding... Olinger could take Solinsky in the 3k and up... are you SERIOUS?

Like I said before, I have always been a huge Olinger fan, even before his 8:19 or whatever, but he is not THAT good; Solinsky is quite possibly the best NCAA runner this year, give him some props.

Olinger hasn't shown that he can take Solinsky in those flat events. But at the same time, 8:19 is better than any time Solinsky's run in his events, IMO. It could indicate some untapped PR's coming up for the 5K, 10K.

Check out this unupdated all-time U.S. list (Lincoln's run 8:12). Dang, didn't realize Croghan came that close to the record. But anyway, Olinger's 8:19 is some serious running.

STEEPLE

8:09.17 .......... Henry Marsh (AW) 85

8:09.76 ....... Mark Croghan (NikI) 93

8:13.16 ......... Brian Diemer (AW) 84

8:14.26 ......... Marc Davis (NikI) 93

8:14.82 ............ Tim Broe (adi) 01

8:15.77 ....... Pascal Dobert (Nik) 00

8:16.59 ........... Ivan Huff (adi) 86

8:16.88 ......... Danny Lopez (Miz) 92

8:16.92 ........ Tom Nohilly (Reeb) 92

8:18.45 ....... John Gregorek (adi) 84

Legally Blonde (which by the way she isn't) you are a real hoot. Good to see at your age you still have some spunk, but really, drop the attitude. And like you are so quick to do, I can say anything but thanks for letting me know whom I'm not. Go take a geritol.

not blond? interesting!

I turned 63 just last week. The geritol is great stuff. Go take a flinstones.

heres a recap for mytwocents from what i remember...

steeple: the guy from purdue was basically out front from the beginning, he had a good 10-15 meters on the pack for the whole race...surprised me because i'd never heard of him and expected olinger to take the race

1500 heats: there wasn't really anything special to report from these...those who were expected to run well ran well and qualified for the finals without pushing themselves too hard

1500 final: the two MSU runners were out front until about 850 to go when solinsky made a move around them down the last stretch...woods went with him--by the time they got around the curve jefferson was starting to move and the other UM runner switzer went with him--it ended up that jefferson probably didn't move quickly enough to cover solinsky's surge and never truly gave himself a shot---solinsky was too strong and was able to run away from woods

unfortunately i had to take off before the 5k started...too bad the weather wasn't very good this weekend

Thanks for the recap.

Rae was 3rd two years ago, and had a PR of 8:48 prior to the steeple race yesterday, so he was certainly a contender going in.

IF YOU WOULD HAVE READ MY POST BUD.. I GAVE SOLINSKY HIS PROPS! I EVEN SAID HE WAS THE INDOOR 3K CHAMP AND EVERYTHING..WHY ARE YOU MAKING IT SOOOO SEEM SO CRAZY THAT IN A GIVEN RACE OLINGER COULD BEAT SOLINSKY IN THE 3K. YOU DO KNOW THIS IS A GUY WHO RAN A 8:19 3K STEEPLE..I WOULD HAVE TO BET THIS GUY IS CLOSE TO A 7:45-50 3KER DONT' YOU THINK..WHAT IS SOLINSKY GONNA RUN A 7:30....HMMM TRY NOT...SO WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BEILEVE THAT OLINGER COULD MAYBE BE THE BEST 3K RUNNER..HE IS ARGUEABLY THE BEST 3K STEEPLER SOO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE DUMB TO SAY HE MIGHT BE THE BEST 3KER.